A boar-tusk netsuke with a centipede Iwami Province, late 18th/early 19th century The tusk carved in low relief, with a centipede crawling towards the narrow end, its body wrapping around all three facets of the tusk; unsigned. 12.2cm (4¾in). Fußnoten 猪牙彫根付 蜈蚣 無銘 18世紀後期/19世紀前期 Provenance: Anne Hull Grundy Collection. Published: Earle, Huthart, p.25, no.5.
A boar-tusk netsuke with a centipede Iwami Province, late 18th/early 19th century The tusk carved in low relief, with a centipede crawling towards the narrow end, its body wrapping around all three facets of the tusk; unsigned. 12.2cm (4¾in). Fußnoten 猪牙彫根付 蜈蚣 無銘 18世紀後期/19世紀前期 Provenance: Anne Hull Grundy Collection. Published: Earle, Huthart, p.25, no.5.
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